Started more than nine years ago at The Olympian, The Video Guy column is a weekly look at films from a "regular guy's" perspective. I have no formal training as a critic, other than I've seen a lot of movies and have a lot of opinions, but I'll do my best to give you an idea of what's out there and whether it's worth your time.

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A few years ago, the movie industry marveled at the fact that “Bridesmaids” was a success “despite” having a cast filled with women. So I can only imagine the thought process when it caught wind of BLACK ROCK (R, 3 stars). A female-oriented action movie? Directed by a woman? I’m sure the Hollywood suits were falling […]
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I must admit to not knowing a whole lot about James McAvoy, other than he portrayed Professor X in “X-Men: First Class” (which, somehow, I still haven’t seen) and was in “Wanted,” that truly terrible movie where Angelina Jolie could bend bullets with her mind or something to that effect. But McAvoy appears to be […]
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The 1980s were a great time for action movies – they shamelessly provided over-the-top thrills in ridiculous situations and created a whole galaxy of stars known more for fisticuffs than acting. Sylvester Stallone was one of the most formidable heroes, and with BULLET TO THE HEAD (R, 3 stars), he returns to the kind of […]
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It’s almost impossible to fathom that in 2013, you could walk into a multiplex theater in well-heeled suburbia, as I did, and see the latest film from Harmony Korine amid the big-budget blockbusters and romantic comedies of the day. After all, Korine was once the enfant terrible behind a series of notorious, button-pushing films, from […]
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